"Daniel, after the New Jeans NewJeans..."The ADOR will pick a fight when the activities resume." [the star scene]

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Will Daniel, a former member of girl group NewJeans, be able to resume his entertainment career alone?

At 10 a.m. on the 26th, the Seoul Central District Court's Civil Agreement Department 31 (Chief Judge Nam In-soo) held the first hearing of the HYBE Music Group label ADOR's lawsuit against Daniel, one of his family members, and former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin (currently Okarekoz).

On this day, ADOR and Daniel's side continued their sharp confrontation by pouring out conflicting positions from the beginning of the trial. First of all, Daniel's side said, "Daniel is an idol, so if the lawsuit is prolonged, he will suffer irreparable damage," adding, "ADOR notified Daniel of the termination of the exclusive contract after expressing his intention to return to NewJeans." If Daniel resumes his activities, ADOR will definitely argue with him. That seems so natural," he claimed.

However, ADOR said, "This case is a lawsuit for damages and penalties. Since the defendant's entertainment activities do not depend on it, the defendant's entertainment activities can be decided by himself. This incident does not delay the activity," he said.

The ADOR is also considering requesting witnesses. The ADOR, which said, "There are many issues," said, "There are many violations, so we are in a position to select the witnesses involved. The other party denies all of that, so we have to discuss whether we need witnesses and whether to apply accordingly," he said.

Earlier in November 2024, five NewJeans members claimed that the contract was terminated due to ADOR's violation of the exclusive contract, and began their independent activities by arbitrarily notifying them of the termination of the contract. However, NewJeans lost the first trial of an exclusive contract validation lawsuit with Odor in October last year, and the members expressed their intention to return to ADOR in turn without appealing.

However, in December of the same year, ADOR filed a lawsuit against Daniel, one of his family members, and Min Hee-jin for damages worth 43.1 billion won after notifying him of the termination of the exclusive contract, saying he could no longer be with Daniel as a NewJeans member. Currently, Ha-rin, Hye-in and Hani have been decided to return to Odor, but Min-ji is reportedly discussing specific conditions for their return.

What is interesting is the history of the Civil Agreement Department 31, which will hear the lawsuit by ADOR, Daniel and Min Hee-jin. Last month, the court ruled in favor of Min Hee-jin by dismissing the HYBE's claim in a lawsuit against former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin to confirm the termination of the inter-shareholder contract and a lawsuit against former CEO Min Hee-jin against the HYBE for stock trading related to the exercise of put options. On this day, the court ruled that HYBE should pay Min Hee-jin 25.5 billion won, and HYBE appealed against it.

Since then, Min Hee-jin has proposed in a press conference last month to stop all ongoing legal disputes on the condition that he does not receive the put option payment he will receive in the first trial's victory. However, the HYBE expressed its intention to continue the lawsuit by paying a deposit of 29.25 billion won to prevent the execution of the ruling.

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